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Orbitremitidae

Blastoidea - Pentremitida - Orbitremitidae

Taxonomy
Orbitremitidae was named by Bather (1899). It is not extant. Its type is Orbitremites.

It was assigned to Spiraculata by Beaver et al. (1967); and to Pentremitida by Fay (1964), Waters and Horowitz (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Orbitremitidae Bather p. 920
1964Orbitremitidae Fay
1967Orbitremitidae Beaver et al. p. S443
1993Orbitremitidae Waters and Horowitz p. 210

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classBlastoideaSay 1825
superorderSpiraculata(Jaekel 1918)
orderPentremitidaMatsumoto 1929
familyOrbitremitidaeBather 1899
familyOrbitremitidaeBather 1899

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Orbitremitidae Bather 1899
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G. †Doryblastus Fay 1961
G. †Ellipticoblastus Fay 1960
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G. †Globoblastus Hambach 1903
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Globoblastus norwoodi Owen and Shumard 1850
G. †Houiblastus Lane 1997
G. †Monoschizoblastus Cline 1936
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Monoschizoblastus rofei Etheridge and Carpenter 1882
G. †Nodoblastus Fay 1963
G. †Orbitremites Austin and Austin 1842
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Orbitremites norwoodi Owen and Shumard 1850
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 15:52:18
Modified: 2010-02-09 11:56:54
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Famennian to the top of the Asbian or 372.15000 to 335.90000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Mongolia (Hovd) Houiblastus devonicus (222971)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86China (Xinjiang) Houiblastus devonicus (3561 124085)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Missouri) Globoblastus norwoodi (230504)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Iowa) Globoblastus norwoodi (230497)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Kentucky) Orbitremites coralridgensis, Orbitremites kentuckyensis (59889)
Chadian346.7 - 339.9United Kingdom (England) Orbitremites ellipticus (5983)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 339.9USA (Kentucky) Orbitremites sp. (562)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9Ireland Monoschizoblastus rofei (230514)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Orbitremites derbiensis (211902)